The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-07
BRIEF JoTTINCS.

There were AZ arrests last week, of which
25 were for drunkenness.
Hall l.. Davis has received the Bobert B.
Thomas almanac for 1888.
During the past season $50 vessels have
been hauled off the marine railway.
st. DOminic's church fair will begin at
City Hall, Thursday, and continue two
weeks.
The twenty-frst annual encampment of
Maine G. A. R., will be held in Portland,
Feb. 9th.
The fine regulator clock put up in the din
ing room of the Preble House, was put up
by Henry Russell.
The electric light has been placed in the
Cumberland Club. and will be put in the
Union Mutual building.
The banner won by the Dirigo four-oared
crew in 1885, has been handsomely framed
and hung in the club room.
Saturday was the coolest day of the sea-
son, the mercury not rising above 800 Yes
terday was slightly warmer.
Rev. DR.. Bashford will lecture on "lmpres-
sions of Europe" at Chestnut street church,
Aov. 22d, for the Ladies' Aid.
The water boat Sebago sank at Merrilps
wharf Friday night, owing to her lines being
toe short. The damage was slight.
No new cases of diphtheria have been re-
ported for a week, and no more than the
usual amount of scarlet fever prevails.
The Portland Natural History Society will
hold its first meeting for the season at its
rooms on Elm street, at 7.SO p. M, tonight.
The Overseers of the Poor have petitioned
that the remains buried on the poor farm
may be removed to Forest City Cemetery.
There were two still alarms Saturday for
fires at Mr.. l. G. Atkinson's house, and in the
brush heaps, foot of Salem street. No dam
age.
The employees lof Martin, Pennell & Co.,
presented one of their number, John Meal
ley, with an elegant easy chair Friday eve
ming
+. A. Motley, a member of the Maine
Council of Administration, has been pre-
sented by Posworth Post with an elegant
badge.
The Sunday Telegram appeared yesterday
enlarged from six to eight pages. This is
the second time it has been enlarged since
its start.
The Typographical Union has appointed
the committees to make arrangements fol-
their annual dinner the first Saturday in De-
cember.
A special meeting of the Y. W. c. T. U. is
called for this afternoon, at 3 p. m, at the
headquarters, 51A Exchange street. A full
meeting is desired.
The steamer Enterprise, delayed at Booth
bay by the gale, arrived Saturday, and the
Cumberland, for Boston, was twenty-four
hours behind time.
A fast and handsome steamer, 95 feet long,
is to be built for the Harpswell line, the hull
at Russell's yard and the boiler and machin-
cry by the Portland Company.
Messrs. Wheatley and Burgess saw live
deer on Peaks Island, Friday. They went
home and told what they had seen, and now
the men are hunting that deer.
Bishop Healy, Vicar General Murphy and
Rev. Father Linnehan all took part in the
confirmation of some 2c0 children at St
Mary's church, Biddeford, yesterday.
There is talk of match game, or series of
twenty games, of checkers, to come off at
Thanksgiving. between Frank Perry of this
city, and w. III. Mclaughlin of Scarboro.
Burglars entered the store of Charles Nc
Laughlin & Co., Friday night, by pulling
open the outside iron shutter of the door,
and breaking the glass. The thieves secured
an overcoat belonging to Major Walker.
Burglars broke into the First Baptist
church Friday night, and ransacked the
building, but got nothing for their pains.
Evil disposed persons have also broken the
large window in the front of the church.
The exports last week were valued at some
1886. The imports Included 2S72 tons of
coal and AGO. bushels of potatoes. The bark
ii. G. Littlefeld sailed Saturday for Rosario,
and took 479,s53 feet of lumber, valued at
SC, 333.72
A lecture will be given this evening at Re-
ception Hall before the Portland Teachers
Association by Prof. A. E. Winship, editor
of the New England Journal of Education.
Subject: Character Building" Citizens
are invited.
The hanging committee sof the Society Of
Art will hang the pictures this week for the
exhibition to commence Nov. 14th. There
will be sale of pictures, connected with
the exhibition, contributed by artists, for
the benefit of the Art School.
The Mission Band connected with the NJ.
E. church at Woodfords, will give an enter
tainment this evening, in the chapel. Miss
Leila Warehouse. formerly of South Amer
lea, will speak, and there will be exercises
by the children. Ice cream, cake and candy
will be on sale.
The case of Mary j. Marston VS.. Grand
Trunk Railway, on motion for new trial,
came up before Judge Webb in the United
States Court Saturday. II. d. Hadlock,
Esq, appeared for the plaintiff, and A. A.
Strout, Esq, for the defendant Judge
Webb reserved his decision.